In order to foster cultural heritage, EU member states should cooperate with one another more intensely and not only share good practices but also develop joint initiatives together: especially those that reflect European values.

The integrated New Generation Lithuania plan will be presented to the European Commission (EC) today. The plan foresees two financial instruments intended directly for the field of culture: in total, about EUR 65 million.

Analysis of Lithuania’s visibility in the foreign media and social networks during the first quarter of this year, prepared by the Lithuanian Image Group, has revealed that the field of culture stood out due to a large number of positive reports: in terms of the favourability index, it received the highest assessment, while overall the field of culture came third in ...

In late April, a creative workshop was held in which representatives of different cultural fields, culture practicians, policymakers and researchers sought links between the New European Bauhaus (NEB) initiative and the culture sector in Lithuania.

The European Commission has approved the funds allocated to Lithuania under the REACT-EU initiative, including the funding to cultural and creative industries (CCI), which is planned to amount to EUR 15.5 million.

The Ministry of Culture has informed the UNESCO World Heritage Centre about the undergoing project of the Vilnius City master plan until 2030 and the conducted assessment of the impact on heritage.

Minister of Culture Simonas Kairys, together with his counterparts in Czechia, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Poland, Malta, Slovakia and Slovenia, appealed to the European Commission regarding funding for cinema festivals in accordance with the Creative Europe programme for 2021–2027.

At 9.00 am on 25 March, an online discussion is held on the New European Bauhaus initiative, inviting the participation of community groups concerned about how our residential environment will look in the future.

Today (18 March), a Cooperation Programme between the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania and the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine was signed in Kiev.

In an online meeting between Minister of Culture Simonas Kairys and H.E. Ms Claire Lignières-Counathe, Ambassador of France to Lithuania, a number of important questions regarding the pandemic and its effect on the cultural sector were discussed, and the participants expressed satisfaction with initiatives for cultural ...

Minister of Culture Simonas Kairys met online with H.E. Mr Vít Korselt, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Lithuania.

The Minister of Culture Simonas Kairys met with H.E. Mr. Tigran Mkrtchyan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia.